Breaking Point: The War for Democracy in Ukraine

Feb 14 2017 N/A 1h 38m
Documentary

BREAKING POINT: The War for Democracy in Ukraine looks at people transformed by a democratic revolution, who give up their normal lives to fight a Russian invasion, in a war which has killed 10,000 and displaced 1.9 million Ukrainians.

Plot

Just days after the 2014 Maidan Revolution in Ukraine that led to the toppling of the country's corrupt president, the country was invaded by Russia. Ukrainians of all backgrounds rallied to the country's defense, creating a new sense of Ukrainian nationhood in the process. BREAKING POINT depicts these turbulent events, at times heroic, at times tragic, through the eyes of people who lived them - a doctor, a soldier, a children's theater director, a rabbi, and an investigative reporter. The film follows the characters as they struggle to defeat the Russians and remake their own government. The outcome affects more than the future of Ukraine. As Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum says, "Ukraine has become a piece of a bigger struggle about the future of democracy. Can democracy even survive into the 21st century?"

Written by

Mark Jonathan Harris, Paul Wolansky

Directed by

Mark Jonathan Harris, Oles Sanin

Cast

N/A

Production Countries

Ukraine, United States of America

Production Companies

Pronto Film

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
274
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
83
Popularity
NA